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Acknowledgments
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
­Epidemiology acknowledges the valuable contributions from
each of the following individuals:
EDITORS
Clinical Editor
Patti Grota, PhD, RN, CNS-M-S, CIC
Assistant Professor
Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX
Section Editors
Vicki Allen, MSN, RN, CIC
Infection Control Manager
CaroMont Health
Gastonia, NC
Kelley M. Boston, MPH, CIC
Director of Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance
Regional Director San Antonio
Infection Prevention & Management Associates, Inc.
San Antonio, TX
Amelia C. Bumsted, BA, BS, RN, CRRN, CIC
Infection Control Coordinator
Wheaton Franciscan Health System
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
Wheaton, IL
Laurie J. Conway RN, MPhil, CIC
Columbia University School of Nursing
New York, NY
Rebecca Larson, MPH
Epidemiologist
Eagle County Public Health & Environment
Eagle, CO
Jeanette Lepinski, MSN, RN, CIC
Director of Infection Prevention and Control
Sinai Health System
Chicago, IL
Shilla Patel, OD, CIC
Infection Preventionist III
Infection Prevention/Clinical Epidemiology Department
UC San Diego Health System
La Jolla, CA
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, PhD, MPH
Associate Research Scientist
Columbia University School of Nursing
New York, NY
AUTHORS
Emily A. Ackiss MPH, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Department of Infection Prevention and Control
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Vicki Allen, MSN, RN, CIC
Infection Control Manager
CaroMont Health
Gastonia, NC
Lynn Slonim Fine PhD, MPH, CIC
Infection Prevention Program
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
Anucha Apisarnthanarak, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
Thammasat University Hospital
Pratumthani, Thailand
Christopher E. Florez, MPH, CIC
Program Director, EPIC Course
383rd Training Squadron
Joint Base Fort Sam Houston, TX
Joann Archer, BTech, MA
Educator/Consultant
Provincial Infection Control Network
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Heather M. Gilmartin, NP, CIC
Adjunct Faculty
University of Colorado, College of Nursing
Aurora, CO
Lennox K. Archibald, MD, PhD, FRCP, DTM&H
Hospital Epidemiologist
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center
Gainesville, FL
Beth Ann Kavanagh, MT(ASCP), MS, MBA, CIC
Director, Infection Control and Prevention
University Health System
San Antonio, TX
Kathleen Meehan Arias, MS, MT, SM, CIC
Director
Arias Infection Control Consulting, LLC
Crownsville, MD
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Forest W. Arnold, DO, MSc, FIDSA
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Louisville
Hospital Epidemiologist
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, KY
Hilary Babcock, MD
Instructor, Infectious Diseases
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Tina Bair, BSN, RN, CIC
Manager, Infection Prevention and Control
Akron Children’s Hospital
Akron, OH
Gio Baracco, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Miami, FL
Judene Bartley, MS, MPH, CIC
Vice President
Epidemiology Consulting Services, Inc.
Beverly Hills, MI
Karsten Becker, MD
Professor of Medical Microbiology
Institute of Medical Microbiology
University Hospital of Munster
Westfalian Wilhelms-University of Munster
Munster, Germany
Catherine Berends, RN, BSN, MS
Infection Control Practitioner
Sinai Health System
Chicago, IL
Wendy Berg, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Infection Prevention and Control
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Sara Bienvenu, RN, MSN
Clinical Manager, Infection Prevention
Clinical Services Group
HCA Hospital Corporation of America
Nashville, TN
Mandy Bodily-Bartrum, RN, MPH, CIC
Director of Quality and Risk Management
Vibra Hospital & Vista View Care Center
Thornton, CO
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Kim M. Boynton-Delahanty, BSN, MBA/HCM, CIC
Director Infection Prevention and Control and Epidemiology
UCSD Healthcare
San Diego, CA
Kelley M. Boston, MPH, CIC
Director of Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance
Regional Director San Antonio
Infection Prevention & Management Associates, Inc.
San Antonio, TX
Jason E. Bowling, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases
Director of Hospital Epidemiology, University Health System
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
David M. Brewer, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
Neurologist/Neurosurgeon
Bush Veterinary Neurology Service
Leesburg, VA
Michael Brown, PhD
Professor Emeritus
McDaniel College
Westminster, MD
Amelia C. Bumsted, BA, BS, RN, CRRN, CIC
Infection Control Coordinator
Wheaton Franciscan Health System
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
Wheaton, IL
Jose Cadena, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine/Infectious Diseases
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Assistant Chief of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director Infection Control
South Texas Veterans Healthcare System
San Antonio, TX
Elizabeth A. Campbell, BS, RN, CIC
Infection Control Coordinator
Reston Hospital Center
Reston, VA
Harriette Carr, RN, MSN, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Carmichael, CA
Ruth Carrico, PhD, RN, FSHEA, CIC
Associate Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
School of Medicine
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology
Carol E. Chenoweth, MD
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Professor, Department of Epidemiology
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI
Teresa Chou, MPH, MS, RN, CIC
Manager, Epidemiology and Infection Prevention and Control
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, IL
William E. Coll, MPUB, AFF, BA, LP, LEHS
Program Manager—Infection Preventionist
Austin/Travis County EMS System
Office of the Medical Director
Austin, TX
David K. C. Cooper, MD, PhD
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
University of Pittsburg Medical Center
Pittsburg, PA
Brian Cotton, PE, CHFM, FASHE
Executive Director of Design & Construction
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Karen Cromwell, RN, MSM, CIC
Deputy Chief, Infection Prevention and Control Service
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, MD
Christopher J. Crnich, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Infection Control Department
Center for Trauma and Life Support
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison, WI
Ruth Curchoe, RN, MSN, CIC
Infection Prevention Consultant
Hilton, NY
Stephen D. Cutter, MBA, HFDP, CHFM, SASHE
Director of Facilities
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Kathleen T. Darling, MS, M, MT(ASCP), CIC
Infection Control Coordinator
Texas A&M University
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
College Station, TX
Michelle E. Day MSN, RN, CGRN
Team Leader
Comprehensive Liver Center
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
Linda Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC
ICP/Clinical Professional Improvement
University of California Irvine Medical Center
Orange, CA
Margaret A. Dudeck, MPH, CPH
Epidemiologist
Surveillance Branch
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
Melissa C. Dyson, DVM, MS, DACLAM
Associate Professor and Assistant Director
Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Jonathan R. Edwards, MStat
Research Mathematical Statistician
Lead, Statistics Team
Surveillance Branch
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
Larysa M. Fedoriw, MPH
Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL
Carolyn Fiutem, BS, MT(ASCP), CIC
Infection Prevention Officer
Tri-Health
Cincinnati, OH
Annemarie Flood, RN, BSN, CIC
Infection Prevention Program Manager
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Marie E. Fornof, RN, BSN, CIC
Infection Preventionist
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO
Janet Nau Franck RN, MBA, CIC
Infection Preventionist / Consultant
Chicago, IL
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Candace Friedman, MPH, CIC
Project Manager/Office of Clinical Safety
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Darragh Halpenny, MB BCh BAO, MRCPI, FFRRCSI
Department of Radiology,
Tallaght Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Donald E. Fry, MD
Adjunct Professor of Surgery
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Nancy G. Harless, BSN, MPH, CIC
Infection Prevention Practitioner
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Bruce Gamage, RN, BSN, CIC
IC Consultant
BC Centre for Disease Control
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Patricia L. Harris MSN, RN, CIC
Nurse Manager
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Pittsburgh, PA
Sylvia Garcia-Houchins, RN, MBA, CIC
Director, Infection Control Program
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Jennifer A. Harte, DDS, MS
Colonel (ret) USAF, DC
Dental Infection Prevention and Control Consultant
Northville, MI
Karen S. Geismar, MS, RD, LD, CNSC
Lecturer, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Janet Hass, PhD, RN, CIC
Director of Infection Prevention & Control
Westchester Medical Center
New York, NY
Joan Godich, BSN, RN
Nurse Consultant
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, MD
Ann Henry, RN, MA, CIC
Senior Infection Control Coordinator
Blount Memorial Hospital
Maryville, TN
Angella M. Goetz, RN, MNEd, CIC
Senior Consultant
Special Pathogens Laboratory
Pittsburgh, PA
Carolyn T. A. Herzig, MS
Project Director, Columbia University School of Nursing
New York, NY
Linda Goss, BS, MSN, APRN-NP, BC, CIC, COHN-S
Infection Preventionist
Norton Brownsboro Hospital
Infectious Disease Nurse Practitioner
Norton Infectious Disease Specialists
Louisville, KY
Elicia A. Greene, RN, MSN, CIC, CPHQ
Assistant Chief, IC
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System
Temple, TX
Marguerite Gribogiannis, BS, MPA, CIC
Infection Control Practitioner
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Patti Grota, PhD, RN, CNS-M-S, CIC
Assistant Professor
Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX
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Kimberly M. Hinckley, RN, BSN, CIC
Senior Infection Control Coordinator
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, NY
Kelly Holmes, MS, CIC
Director of Education and Human Resources
Regional Director Missouri and Eastern USA
Infection Prevention & Management Associates, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
Kelly Holmes, MS, CIC
Director of Education & Human Resources
Regional Director Missouri and Eastern USA
Infection Prevention & Management Associates, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
Lori K. Irwin, RN, MSN, CNS
Professional Practice Leader
Women and Children’s Services
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Portland, OR
APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology
Pamela Iwamoto, MSN, RN, CIC
Sr. RN Case Manager
University of New Mexico College of Nursing
Infection Preventionist Consultant
University of New Mexico Medical Group
Albuquerque, NM
Julie Jefferson, RN, MPH, CIC
Director, Epidemiology and Infection Control
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
Dawn Jourdan, RN, BSN
Clinical Quality Coordinator
The Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Eric S. Kastango, MBA, RPh, FASHP
Principal-CEO
Clinical IQ, LLC
Madison, NJ
Beth Ann Kavanagh, MT(ASCP), MS, MBA, CIC
Director, Infection Control and Prevention
University Health System
San Antonio, TX
Robert R. Kelley, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Director of Data Management and Analysis
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Clinical and Translational Research Support Center
Louisville, KY
Irena Kenneley, PhD, APRN-BC, CIC
Assistant Professor, Faculty Development Director
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Patricia C. Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHP
Director of Accreditation and Medication Safety
Cardinal Health Pharmacy Solutions
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Robin Kock, MD
Institute of Hygiene
University Hospital of Munster
Westfalian Wilhelms-University of Munster
Munster, Germany
Kathleen Kohut, MS, BSN, RN, CIC, CNOR
System Director, Infection Prevention
Cone Health
Greensboro, NC
Hong Kuan Kok, MB BCh BAO, BMedSci, MRCPI,
MRCP(UK)
Department of Radiology
Tallaght Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Sharron Knox, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Control Coordinator
Specialty Hospital Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Eric Lee, MT(ASCP)
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Jeanette Lepinski, MSN, RN, CIC
Director of Infection Prevention & Control
Sinai Health System
Chicago, IL
Jan Lienau, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Preventionist II
Greer Medical Campus
Greenville Health System
Greer, SC
Peggy Prinz Luebbert, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, CHSP
Healthcare Interventions, Inc.
Omaha, NE
Dennis G. Maki, MD
Ovid O. Meyer Professor of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Infection Control Department
Center for Trauma and Life Support
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison, WI
Anil Mangla, MD
Chief Epidemiologist
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
San Antonio, TX
Nedra D. Marion, RN, BSN, MPA, CIC
Manager, Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology
The Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Carol McLay, DrPH, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention Consultant
Lexington, KY
Nancy Mendicino, RN, MSN, CIC
ICP Director
Christus Santa Rosa Health Care
San Antonio, TX
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Darlene Miller, DHSc, MPH, MA, SM (NRM, ASCP),
MT (ASCP), CIC
Research Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Scientific Director Abrams Ocular Microbiology Laboratory
Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital/Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Sonia Miller, RN, BSN, MSN, CIC
Chief, Infection Prevention & Control
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
Fort Belvoir, VA
John Molinari, PhD
Director of Infection Control,
The Dental Advisor
Ann Arbor, MI
Elizabeth Monsees, RN, MSN, MBA, CIC
Infection Control Practitioner
Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics
Kansas City, MO
Julia Moody, MS, SM(ASCP)
Clinical Director, Infection Prevention
Clinical Services Group
HCA Hospital Corporation of America
Nashville, TN
Doris Neumeyer, RN, BSN
Administrative Nurse Clinician
William Beaumont Hospital-Troy
Troy, MI
Deborah M. Nihill, RN, MSA, CIC, CPHQ
Director, Quality Management
Mercy Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD, MSPH
Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases and
Epidemiology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC
Epidemiologist, Infection Control Services
Saint Joseph Mercy health System
Ann Arbor, MI
Ynes Ortega, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Center for Food Safety
University of Georgia
Griffin, GA
Gloria Morrell, RN, MS, MSN, CIC
Nurse Consultant
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
Belinda Ostrowsky, MD, MPH
Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship
Associate Professor of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Linda M. Mundy, MD, PhD
Director, Worldwide Epidemiology
Research and Development, GlaxoSmithKline
Collegeville, PA
William J. Pate, BS, MPH, DPH
Safety Manager, Environment of Care
University Health System
San Antonio, TX
Rebecca J. Murphy, RN, MSN, CNOR
Perioperative Services Outcomes Manager
Central DuPage Hospital
Winfield, IL
Thomas F. Patterson, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Staff Physician, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System
San Antonio, TX
Deborah M. Nadzam, PhD, RN, BB, FAAN
Practice Leader, Patient Safety Services
Joint Commission Resources
Oak Brook, IL
Casey P. Neary, DVM
Veterinary Neurology/Neurosurgery
Bush Veterinary Neurology Service
Leesburg, VA
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Sindy M. Paul, MD, MPH, FACPM
Medical Director
Division of HIV, STD, and TB Services
New Jersey Department of Health
Trenton, NJ
Michael A. Pentella, PhD, CIC, D (ABMM)
Director, Bureau of Laboratory Sciences
William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute
Jamaica Plain, MA
APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology
Cheryl Perego, MPH, MT(ASCP), CIC
Supervisor, Infection Control
University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Paula Peyrani, MD
Instructor of Medicine
Project/Medical Director, HIV clinic
Assistant Director, Research Design and Development
Clinical and Translational Research Support Center
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Julie A. Ribes, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Lexington, KY
Kathleen Roye-Horn, RN, CIC
Consultant
Horn IP Consulting
Fleming, NJ
Robin Roach, BSN, MS, CIC
Director, Infection Prevention and Control
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Jeanne Pfeiffer, DNP, MPH, RN, CIC
Clinical Assistant (*Associate) Professor
University of Minnesota
School of Nursing
Minneapolis, MN
Howard G. Rush, DVM, MS, DACLAM
Associate Professor
Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, PhD, MPH
Associate Research Scientist
Columbia University School of Nursing
New York, NY
William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North
Carolina Health Care
Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Patricia Posa, RN, BSN, MSA, FAAN
System Performance Leader
St Joseph Mercy Health System
Ypsilanti, MI
Mary T. Post, RN, MS, CNS, CIC
Director, Infection Prevention
Oregon Patient Safety Commission
Portland, OR
Arlene Potts, BA, MPH, CIC
Research Scientist
New Jersey State Department of Health
Trenton, NJ
Michael Anne Preas, RN, BSN, CIC
Director, Infection Prevention
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Ruby Puckett, MA, RD, FCSI, CFE
President, Foodservice Management Consultants
Program Director, Dietary Manager Training
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Terri Rebmann, PhD, RN, CIC
Associate Professor
Director, Institute for Biosecurity
Saint Louis University
College for Public Health & Social Justice
St. Louis, MO
Keith St. John, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC
Director, Clinical Epidemiology
Pharmacy OneSource - Sentri7
Wolters Kluwer Health
Bellevue, WA
Kim Schmit-Pokorny, RN, MSN, OCN®
Manager
Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program
Oncology/Hematology Division
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Sue Sebazco, RN, MBA, CIC
Director of IC & Employee Health & Education
Texas Health
Arlington, TX
Brigid Sheridan, RN, JD
Associate General Council
University Health System
San Antonio, TX
Justin Smyer, MLS(ASCP)CM, MPH, CIC
Infection Control Practitioner
University Hospital East
Department of Clinical Epidemiology
The Ohio State University
Wexler Medical Center
Columbus, OH
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Barbara M. Soule, RN, MPA, CIC, FSHEA
Practice Leader, Infection Prevention Services
Joint Commission Resources
Oak Brook, IL
Valerie Sparks, BSN, CIC
Infection Control Coordinator
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland, TX
Steven Spencer, MD, FAAP
COL, MC, USA
Chief, Pediatric Ward 3W
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, MD
Patricia Stone, RN, PhD, FAAN
Centennial Professor of Health Policy
Columbia University School of Nursing
New York, NY
Janet E. Stout, PhD
Special Pathogens Laboratory
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering
Pittsburgh, PA
Kathryn N. Suh, MD, FRCPC, CIC
Associate Director, Infection Prevention and Control
The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mary C. Thomas, MB, BS, DTM&H, MPH
Senior Epidemiologist
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
San Antonio, TX
George R. Thompson, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Co-director, Coccidioidomycosis Serology Laboratory
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
University of California - Davis
Davis, CA
Alexander Tomich, DNP, RN, CIC
Director, Infection Prevention and Control
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
William C. Torreggiani, MB BCh BAO, MRCPI, FFRRCSI, FRCR
Department of Radiology
Tallaght Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
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S. Samantha M. Tweeten, PhD, MPH
Epidemiologist
Epidemiology & Immunization Services Branch
Health and Human Services Agency
County of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Amanda Valyko, MPH, CIC
Infection Control Practitioner
Infection Control & Epidemiology
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI
Brian Walsea, MPH, CIC
Infection Control Practitioner
Sinai Health System
Chicago, IL
Tyler E. Warkentien, MD, FACP
Infectious Disease Department
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, MD
David J. Weber, MD, MPH
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North
Carolina Health Care
Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Joan Weber, RN, BSN, CIC
Infection Control Coordinator
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Boston
Boston, MA
Kelly L. West, MS, RN, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Epidemiology
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
Katherine H. West, RN, BSN, MSEd
Infection Control Consultant
Infection Control/Emerging Concepts, Inc.
Manassas, VA
Timothy L. Wiemken, PhD, MPH, CIC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, University of Louisville Hospital Epidemiology
Program
Assistant Director of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Clinical and Translational Research Support Center
Louisville, KY
APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology
Tiffany Wiksten, BSN, RN
Infection Prevention Practitioner
Advocate Christ Medical Center and Advocate Children’s
Hospital, Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn, IL
Lynette Boland, RNC, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Kosiar Children’s Hospital
Louisville, KY
Randall D. Wolcott, MD
Founder and President
Southwest Regional Wound Care Center
Lubbock, TX
Judie Bringhurst, RN, MSN, CIC
Ambulatory Care Infection Preventionist/Safety Compliance
Officer
University of North Carolina Health System
Chapel Hill, NC
Carole Yeung, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention
Baptist Home Health Network
Little Rock, AR
Tania Bubb, RN, MS, CIC
Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner
NYU Langone Medical Center
Mount Vernon, NY
Martha Young, MS, BS, CSPDT
Consultant
SAVVY Sterilization Solutions
Woodbury, MN
Amelia Bumsted, BA, BS, RN, CRRN, CIC
Infection Control Coordinator
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
Wheaton, IL
John Anthony Zaia, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Virology
Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, CA
Jose Cadena Zuluaga, MD
Infectious Diseases
South Texas Veterans Healthcare Administration/University
Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX
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Vicki Allen, MSN, RN, CIC
Infection Control Manager
CaroMont Health
Gastonia, NC
Anne Augustin, MLT, CIC
Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
Headwaters Healthcare Center
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Kathy Aureden MS, MT(ASCP)SI, CIC
Epidemiology Coordinator
Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL
Ruth Belflower, MPH, RN
Infection Preventionist
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Elizabethtown, KY
Molly Blake, BN, MHS, GNC(C), CIC
Program Director
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Winnipeg, Mannitoba, Canada
Sue Boeker, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Greenville Health System
Greenville, SC
Lisa Caffery, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CIC
Infection Prevention Coordinator
Genesis Medical Center
Davenport, IO
Barbara Catt, RN, BSN, CIC, Med
Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
Harriette Carr, RN, MSN, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Carmichael, CA
Gwen Cerkowniak, RN, BSN, CIC
Provincial Infection Control Coordinator
Saskatoon Health Region
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Michael Cloughessy, MS, BSEH, REHS, CIC
Senior Infection Control Practitioner
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Dorthea Davis, RPN
Infection Control Officer
Selkirk Mental Health Centre
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
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Kim Delahanty, BSN, MBA/HCM, CIC
Administrative Director
UCSD Health System
San Diego, CA
Patti Grota, PhD, RN, CNS-M-S, CIC
Assistant Professor
Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX
Gemma Downham, MPH, CIC
Infection Prevention Epidemiologist
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
Pomona, NJ
Deborah Harkness, RegN., MScN
Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner
Northumberland Hills Hospital
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Brenda Ehlert, MT(ASCP), CIC
Infection Prevention Coordinator
Affinity Health System
Oshkosh, WI
Eddie Hedrick, BS, MT(ASCP), CIC
Emerging Infections Coordinator
Missouri Dept of Health & Senior Services
Columbia, MO
Julia Frith, RN, MSN, CIC
Infection Prevention
Kosair Children’s Hospital
Louisville, KY
Crystal Heishman, BSN, RN, CIC, ONC
Infection Preventionist
University of Louisville Healthcare
Louisville, KY
Therese Flood, RN, BSN
Infection Control Nurse
Baptist Hospital East
Louisville, KY
Tricia Herridge, BSC, BEH, CPHI(C)
Public Health Inspector
Alberta Health Services
Camrose, Alberta, Canada
Marie Fornof, RN, BSN, CIC
Infection Preventionist
National Jewish Health
Highlands, CO
Sally Hess, MPH
Manager Infection Prevention
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Burlington, VT
Gail Fraine, RN, MMHC, BSN, CIC
Director Infection Prevention
Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital (formerly Baptist Hospital)
Nashville, TN
Steve Hilley, RN
Infection Prevention Coordinator
Yampa Valley Medical Center
Steamboat Springs, CO
Melissa Fugate, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Control Coordinator
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, KY
Kimberly Hinckley, RN, BSN, CIC
Sr. Infection Control Coordinator
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, NY
Kate Gase, MPH, CIC
Hospital Acquired Infection Reporting Program Regional
­Representative
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Jill Holdsworth, MS, CIC, EMT-B
Infection Control Practitioner
INOVA Mount Vernon Hospital
Alexandria, VA
Kasey Gambeta, BScN, RN, MN
Infection Control Professional
St. Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Patricia Gould, RN, BSN
Manager, Infection Control
Jewish Hospital
Louisville, KY
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Sandra Hyman, RN, MPA, CIC
Infection Prevention Specialist
New York Presbyterian - Columbia University Medical Center
New Rochelle, NY
Sharon Jacobs, RN, MS, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Bridgeville, PA
Debra Johnson, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention Nurse
Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Stanford, CA
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Marie Kassai, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC
Infection Prevention Consultant
MRK Consulting, LLC
West Paterson, NJ
Shirley McDonald, ART, CIC
IPAC Resource Expert
Public Health Ontario
Bath, Ontario, Canada
Irena Kenneley, PhD, APRN-BC, CIC
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Jacquelyn McKnight, LPN, RPN, CFCN, NACICP
Council, College of Nurses of Ontario, VP IB/SIG RPNAO
Elliot Lake Foot Care
Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
Anjum Khan, MBBS, MSc
Infection Preventionist
St. Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carol McLay, DrPH, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention Consultant
Lexington, KY
Patrick J. Kleinkort, RN, BSN, MHA, CIC
Epidemiologist
Broward Health Coral Springs
Coral Springs, FL
Jessica Kooger, BSC, HONS, CIC
Infection Control Director
Norfolk General Hospital
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Ben Kung, BSc, BTech
Coordinator, Infection Prevention & Control
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Melanie Lipka, BSc
Client Care Specialist and Trainer
HandyMetrics Corporation
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Michelle Luscombe, RN
Regional Infection Control Nurse
Sun Country Health Region
Wawota, Saskatchewan, Canada
Jo Ellen Mackey, RN, BSN, CIC
Infection Prevention Nurse Consultant
Irealand Army Community Health
Ft Knox, KY
Judy McCarten, RN, CIC
Infection Control Professional
Lakeridge Health
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Mark McCaulley, MD
Infection Prevention Physician Advisor
Yampa Valley Medical Center
Steamboat Springs, CO
Caroline Meguerditchian
Infection Control Coordinator
The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth Monsees, RN, MSN, MBA, CIC
Infection Control Practitioner
Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics
Kansas City, MO
Christine Moore, MLT, BSc, CIC
Infection Control Educator
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Frank Myers III, MA, CIC
Infection Preventionist
UC San Diego Healthcare Systems
San Diego, CA
Pam Nolting, RN, MSN, CIC
Infection Control Professional
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, KY
Christopher Okeahialam, MSc, CIC
Infection Prevention and Control Consultant
Public Health Ontario
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Neil Pascoe, RN, BSN, CIC
Nurse Epidemiologist
Texas Department of Health
Austin, TX
Marcia Patrick, RN, MSN, CIC
Infection Prevention Consultant
Tacoma, WA
Luci Perri, RN, MSN, MPH
Infection Prevention Manager
Perri IPC Consulting
Wingate, NC
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Ann Marie Pettis, RN, BSN, CIC
Director
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
William Wagner, ScD, CHCM, CHSP, CHEP
Vice President, Quality Compliance
TSIG Consulting
Marietta, GA
Michael Anne Preas, RN, CIC
Infection Control Practitioner
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Tonya Wagner, BSN
Elms Eye Center
Summerville, SC
Kit Reed, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC
Infection Prevention Specialist
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, WV
Kathy Roye-Horn, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention Consultant
Horn IP Consulting
Flemington, NJ
Leslie Walker-Rice, BSCN
Infection Prevention and Control Nurse
Kateri Memorial Hospital Center
Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada
Kathy Ward, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC
Infection Control Practitioner
Roper Hospital
Charleston, SC
Teresa Rybacki-Anisko, RN, BSC, CIC
Infection Control Professional
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
David Weber, MD, MPH, MHA
Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Deanna Samms, BS, MA, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, WV
Maria Whitaker, MT, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Cortland Regional Medical Center
Cortland, NY
Steve Schweon, RN, MPH, MSN, CIC, HEN
Infection Prevention Consultant
Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
Sharon Winefordner, RN, BSN, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, WV
Jane Stafford, RN, BN, CIC
Consultant IPAC
Dept of Health, Province of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Charla C. Tully, DO, FACP
Major, USAF, MC
Infectious Disease Physician
Medical Director, Infection Control
San Antonio Military Medical Center Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio, TX
Carole VanAntwerpen, RN, BSN, CIC
Consultant, Infection Prevention and Epidemiology
Clifton Park, NY
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Martha Young, MS, BS, CSPDT
Consultant
SAVVY Sterilization Solutions
Woodbury, MN
Nancy Zanotti, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC
Director, Infection Control
Westside Regional Medical Center
Plantation, FL
Kelly Zink, RN, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Kosair Children’s Hospital
Georgetown, ID
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Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
Only individuals who have made declarations of
potential conflicts have been listed here.
Kathleen (Kit) Darling currently serves on the board of directors
for Aggieland Pets With A Purpose (President) and Aggieland
Humane Society. No financial compensation is received.
Michelle Day is Director of Regional Societies for Society of
Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates.
Donald Fry serves on the Board of the Surgical Infection
Foundation and is a past president of the organization. He is
currently a member of 25 surgical societies and holds no offices
for any of these societies at the time of publication. He speaks
periodically on surgical infections for Merck and has been a
consultant and speaker for Ethicon on two occasions within the
last year. At the time of publication, Dr. Fry was organizing a
controlled clinical trial for the IrrlMax Company on the use of
an innovative application of dilute chlorhexidine in the surgical
wound.
Bruce Gamage is currently president of Infection Prevention
and Control Canada (IPAC Canada).
Patricia Kienle is currently employed by Cardinal Health.
Rebecca Murphy is currently the treasurer for her local Association of periOperative Registered Nurses chapter.
William Pate was elected board member for the South Texas
Chapter of the Health Physics Society through April 2014. He
is also employed by The University of Texas Medical Branch as
an Environmental Health and Safety Consultant.
William Rutala served as a consultant for Advanced Sterilization
Products and Clorox.
Keith St. John is currently employed by Wolters Klower Health.
David J. Weber served as a consultant for Johnson & Johnson
and Clorox.
Timothy Wiemken serves on the Society for Healthcare
Epidemiology of America guidelines committee, received grant
funding from Clorox Healthcare, is on the speaker bureau for
Sanofi Pasteur.
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